| Chapter I. Legislative texts concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| Chapter II. Treaties concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related
intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
Treaties concerning the legal status of the United Nations |
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1. |
Status of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946 |
5 |
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2. |
Agreements relating to missions, offices and meetings |
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(a) |
Memorandum of understanding between the United Nations and
the Government of the Republic of Uganda concerning the activities of the United Nations Mission in Sudan in the Republic of
Uganda. New York, 27 January 2006 |
5 |
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(b) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of
the Republic of Korea regarding the Headquarters of the Asian Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development. Bangkok, 31 January 2006 |
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(c) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
of America acting through the Government Accountability Office concerning the treatment of the United Nations’ confidential
information relating to the United Nations Capital Master Plan.
New York, 14 February 2006 |
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(d) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Government of the State of Kuwait concerning
the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
(UNAMI). New York, 23 and 30 September 2004 |
22 |
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(e) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and Cyprus regarding the arrangements for the Workshop
on Lessons Learned from the Iraqi Elections, 18 April 2006 and
19 April 2006 |
25 |
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(f) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the Italian Republic
on the enforcement of sentences of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Rome, 17 March 2006 |
27 |
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(g) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and Egypt regarding the arrangements for the United Nations seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People. 20 April 2006 |
31 |
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(h) |
Protocol amending the Agreement between the United Nations
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the status of the
United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kinshasa, 6 June 2006 |
34 |
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(i) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and Cambodia concerning the organization of the ASEAN
Meeting on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses. 29 June and 20 July 2006 |
36 |
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(j) |
Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and
the African Union for the provision of support by the United Nations
Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) to the African Union Mission
in the Sudan (AMIS). Addis Ababa, 25 November 2006 |
40 |
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(k) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the Kingdom of Spain
concerning the establishment of the United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” (2005–
2015). New York, 22 December 2006 |
47 |
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(l) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the State of Guatemala on the establishment of an International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (“CICIG”). New York, 12 December 2006 |
55 |
| B. |
Treaties concerning the legal status of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies. Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 November 1947 |
62 |
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2. |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
63 |
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3. |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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(a) |
Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and UNESCO concerning the privileges and immunities of the staff of UNESCO-IHE and their
family members. The Hague, 22 November 2005, and Delft,
29 November 2005 |
63 |
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(b) |
Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and UNESCO concerning the ITC UNESCO Centre for Integrated Surveys regarding the privileges and immunities of the staff of ITC UNESCO and their family members. The Hague, 22 November 2005, and Enschede, 7 December 2005 |
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4. |
World Health Organization |
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(a) |
Basic agreement between the World Health Organization (WHO)
and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria for the establishment of technical advisory cooperation relations. Sofia, 1 December 2004 |
68 |
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(b) |
Basic agreement between the World Health Organization and the
Government of the Republic of Croatia for the establishment of
technical advisory cooperation relations. Zagreb, 7 February 2005 |
71 |
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5. |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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(a) |
Cooperation Arrangement between the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization and the Federal Agency for Management of Special Economic Zones, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Russian Federation, concluded on 1 February 2006 |
74 |
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(b) |
Agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization and the Kingdom of Belgium on the Establishment
in Belgium of a Liaison Office of this Organization, concluded on
20 February 2006 |
75 |
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(c) |
Agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization and the Government of the Republic of South Africa
on Establishing a Sub-Regional Office in South Africa, concluded
on 19 April 2006 |
75 |
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(d) |
Agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt
regarding Arrangements for Convening the Seventeenth Meeting of
the Conference of African Ministers of Industry, 19–21 June 2006,
Cairo, Egypt, concluded on 10 May 2006 |
76 |
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6. |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation between the Commission of the African Union and the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Khartoum, 24 January 2006 |
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| Chapter III. General review of the legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
General review of the legal activities of the United Nations |
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1. |
Membership of the United Nations |
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(a) |
Membership |
85 |
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(b) |
Appointments |
85 |
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2. |
Peace and security |
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(a) |
Peacekeeping missions and operations |
85 |
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(b) |
Political and peacebuilding missions |
92 |
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(c) |
Other peacekeeping matters |
97 |
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(d) |
Action of Member States authorized by the Council |
99 |
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(e) |
Sanctions imposed under Chapter VII of the Charter of the
United Nations |
101 |
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(f) |
Terrorism |
107 |
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(g) |
Human rights and humanitarian law in the context of peace and
security |
110 |
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3. |
Disarmament and related matters |
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(a) |
Disarmament machinery |
113 |
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(b) |
Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues |
115 |
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(c) |
Biological and chemical weapons issues |
118 |
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(d) |
Conventional weapons issues |
119 |
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(e) |
Regional disarmament activities of the United Nations |
121 |
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(f) |
Other issues |
123 |
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4. |
Legal aspects of peaceful uses of outer space |
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(a) |
The Legal Subcommittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space |
125 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
127 |
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5. |
Human Rights |
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(a) |
Sessions of the United Nations human rights bodies and treaty bodies |
128 |
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(b) |
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance |
133 |
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(c) |
Right to development |
134 |
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(d) |
Right to self-determination |
136 |
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(e) |
Economic, social and cultural rights |
137 |
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(f) |
Civil and political rights |
140 |
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(g) |
Integration of human rights of women and the gender perspective |
144 |
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(h) |
Rights of the child |
146 |
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(i) |
Persons with disabilities |
148 |
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(j) |
Migrants |
148 |
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(k) |
Minorities |
149 |
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(l) |
Indigenous people |
149 |
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(m) |
Terrorism and human rights |
150 |
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(n) |
Promotion and protection of human rights |
151 |
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(o) |
Miscellaneous |
153 |
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6. |
Women |
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(a) |
Commission on the Status of Women |
155 |
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(b) |
Economic and Social Council |
157 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
157 |
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7. |
Humanitarian matters |
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(a) |
Economic and Social Council |
158 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
158 |
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8. |
Environment |
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General Assembly |
160 |
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9. |
Law of the Sea |
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(a) |
Reports of the Secretary-General |
161 |
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(b) |
Consideration by the General Assembly |
165 |
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10. |
Economic, social, cultural and related questions |
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Culture |
165 |
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11. |
Crime prevention and criminal justice |
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(a) |
International instruments |
166 |
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(b) |
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice |
166 |
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(c) |
Economic and Social Council |
167 |
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(d) |
General Assembly |
168 |
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12. |
International drug control |
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(a) |
Commission on Narcotic Drugs |
169 |
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(b) |
Economic and Social Council |
170 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
171 |
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13. |
Refugees and displaced persons |
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(a) |
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
172 |
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(b) |
Commission on Human Rights / Human Rights Council |
173 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
174 |
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14. |
International Court of Justice |
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(a) |
Organization of the Court |
175 |
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(b) |
Jurisdiction of the Court |
176 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
176 |
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15. |
International Law Commission |
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(a) |
Membership of the Commission |
176 |
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(b) |
Fifty-eighth session of the Commission |
177 |
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(c) |
Sixth Committee |
179 |
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(d) |
General Assembly |
180 |
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16. |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
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(a) |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
181 |
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(b) |
Sixth Committee |
183 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
184 |
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17. |
Legal questions dealt with by the Sixth Committee and other related subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly |
184 |
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(a) |
Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects |
185 |
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(b) |
Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of
1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts |
186 |
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(c) |
Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives |
188 |
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(d) |
Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization |
189 |
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(e) |
The rule of law at the national and international levels |
192 |
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(f) |
Measures to eliminate international terrorism |
193 |
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(g) |
Administration of justice at the United Nations |
196 |
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(h) |
Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country |
196 |
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(i) |
Observer status in the General Assembly |
199 |
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18. |
Ad hoc international criminal tribunals |
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(a) |
Organization of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) |
199 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
200 |
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(c) |
Security Council |
201 |
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19. |
Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around Jerusalem — Establishment of a registrar of damage |
201 |
| B. |
General review of the legal activities of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
Universal Postal Union |
202 |
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2. |
International Labour Organization |
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(a) |
Resolutions adopted by the International Labour Conference
(Maritime) during its 94th session |
202 |
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(b) |
Recommendations and resolutions adopted by the International
Labour Conference during its 95th session |
203 |
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3. |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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(a) |
Membership |
204 |
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(b) |
Conventions and agreements |
204 |
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(c) |
Major legal developments |
204 |
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4. |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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(a) |
Constitutional and general legal matters |
206 |
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(b) |
Legislative matters |
206 |
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5. |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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(a) |
International regulations |
210 |
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(b) |
Human rights |
211 |
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(c) |
Copyright activities |
211 |
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6. |
International Maritime Organization |
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(a) |
Membership |
212 |
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(b) |
Review of legal activities of IMO |
212 |
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(c) |
Amendments to treaties |
219 |
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7. |
World Health Organization |
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(a) |
Constitutional developments |
227 |
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(b) |
Other normative developments and activities |
227 |
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8. |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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(a) |
Membership |
229 |
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(b) |
Privileges and immunities |
229 |
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(c) |
Legal instruments |
230 |
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(d) |
IAEA legislative assistance activities |
232 |
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(e) |
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on
the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, 1997 |
233 |
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(f) |
Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources and the supplementary Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources |
234 |
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(g) |
Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors |
234 |
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(h) |
Safeguards Agreements |
235 |
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9. |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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(a) |
Membership |
236 |
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(b) |
Agreements and other arrangements |
236 |
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10. |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
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(a) |
Introduction |
242 |
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(b) |
Cooperation for development activities |
242 |
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(c) |
Norm-setting activities |
243 |
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(d) |
International registration activities |
244 |
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(e) |
Intellectual property and global issues |
246 |
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11. |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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(a) |
Membership |
247 |
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(b) |
Destruction of chemical weapons |
248 |
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(c) |
Legal status, privileges and immunities and international agreements |
248 |
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(d) |
Review of the Chemical Weapons Convention |
249 |
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(e) |
OPCW legislative assistance activities |
249 |
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12. |
World Trade Organization |
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(a) |
Membership |
250 |
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(b) |
Dispute settlement |
252 |
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(c) |
Waivers under article IX of the WTO Agreement |
252 |
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13. |
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty |
256 |
| Chapter IV. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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1. |
International Tropical Timber Agreement |
257 |
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2. |
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
282 |
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3. |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the rights of persons with
disabilities |
305 |
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4. |
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced disappearance |
334 |
| B. |
Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
International Labour Organization |
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| |
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(a) |
Maritime Labour Convention, 23 February 2006 |
325 |
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(b) |
Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 15 June 2006 |
334 |
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2. |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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(a) |
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement, 7 July 2006 |
339 |
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3. |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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Agreement on the Establishment of ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project |
353 |
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4. |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
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(a) |
Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, 27 March 2006 |
367 |
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(b) |
Regulations under the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks |
387 |
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(c) |
Resolution by the Diplomatic Conference supplementary to the
Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks and the Regulations
Thereunder |
395 |
| Chapter V. Decisions of Administrative Tribunals of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
Decisions of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal |
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1. |
Judgement No. 1285 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
399 |
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2. |
Judgement No. 1289 (28 July 2005): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
401 |
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3. |
Judgement No. 1290 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
402 |
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4. |
Judgement No. 1293 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
404 |
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5. |
Judgement No. 1298 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
406 |
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6. |
Judgement No. 1299 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
407 |
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7. |
Judgement No. 1300 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
409 |
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8. |
Judgement No. 1302 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
410 |
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9. |
Judgement No. 1303 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
412 |
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10. |
Judgement No. 1304 (28 July 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
414 |
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11. |
Judgement No. 1310 (22 November 2006): Applicants v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
415 |
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12. |
Judgement No. 1313 (22 November 2006): Applicant v. the Secretary-General of the United Nations |
417 |
| B. |
Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization |
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1. |
Judgment No. 2493 (1 February 2006): Mr. G. J. M. and others v. European Organization for Safety of Air Navigation |
419 |
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2. |
Judgment No. 2524 (1 February 2006): Ms. F.V. v. Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization |
421 |
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3. |
Judgment No. 2533 (12 July 2006): Mr. D.S. K.V. v. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) |
423 |
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4. |
Judgment No. 2535 (5 May 2006): Mr. E. K. v. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) |
424 |
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5. |
Judgment No. 2549 (12 May 2006): Mrs. A.H.R.C.-J. v. International Labour Organization (ILO) |
426 |
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6. |
Judgment 2562 (12 July 2006): Mr. J.A.S. v. European Patent Organisation |
427 |
| C. |
Decisions of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal |
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1. |
Decision No. 348 (26 May 2006), Paula Donnelly-Roark v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
429 |
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2. |
Decision No. 349 (26 May 2006): J. v. International Finance Corporation |
430 |
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3. |
Decision No. 350 (26 May 2006): Yaw Kwakwa (No. 2) v. International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
432 |
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4. |
Decision No. 352 (28 September 2006): K. v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
433 |
| D. |
Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund |
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Judgment No. 2006–6 (29 November 2006): Ms. “M” and Dr. “M” v. International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
436 |
| Chapter VI. Selected legal opinions of the secretariats of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
Legal opinions of the Secretariat of the United Nations |
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1. |
Privileges and immunities [see also: additional legal opinions] |
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| |
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(a) |
Note on the legal status of the United Nations in the United States
of America |
441 |
| |
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(b) |
Letter to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
of the State of New York relating to the issue of payment by the
United Nations of fees under the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) |
445 |
| |
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(c) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Officer-in-Charge, United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat,
regarding the privileges and immunities of individuals serving
on constituted bodies established under the Kyoto Protocol to the
UNFCCC |
447 |
| |
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(d) |
Note to the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of
Peacekeeping Operations on the question of searches of personal
luggage of members of a United Nations Mission by customs offi
cials of the Country of deployment of the Mission |
449 |
| |
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(e) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Deputy of the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security on the search of United Nations
laptop computers by Host Country customs |
455 |
| |
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(f) |
Note to the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations regarding the letter from the President of the House of Representatives of [Country] |
457 |
| |
2. |
Procedural and institutional issues |
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| |
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(a) |
Note relating to the powers and role of the Secretary-General as
Chief Administrative Offi cer of the United Nations in the context
of the proposal for the creation of a position of Chief Operating
Officer |
458 |
| |
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(b) |
Note relating to the powers and role of the Secretary-General |
462 |
| |
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(c) |
Interoffi ce memorandum to the Offi cer-in-Charge, Policy, Information and Resource Mobilization Section of the United Nations Mine Action Service, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, regarding contractual provisions on sexual exploitation and abuse |
466 |
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(d) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General regarding the method of submission of the Report
on programme performance of the United Nations for the
biennium 2004–2005 |
468 |
| |
|
(e) |
Note to the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
relating to the applicability of Security Council decisions to
the United Nations organizations operating in Afghanistan |
471 |
| |
|
(f) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Legal Affairs Section of the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
regarding the status of experts on mission |
473 |
| |
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(g) |
Note to the Deputy Secretary-General regarding due process in
the context of audits performed by the Offi ce of Internal Oversight
Service (OIOS) |
475 |
| |
|
(h) |
Interoffi ce memorandum to the Deputy Secretary, Economic and
Social Council, regarding the request from the ‘Ramsar Secretariat’ for ‘Observer Status’ with the Economic and Social Council |
479 |
| |
|
(i) |
Note to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) regarding fair and clear procedures in Security Council sanctions
regimes and, in particular, the release of study commissioned by
the Office of Legal Affairs |
481 |
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|
(j) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Acting Director, Administrative
Support Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations,
regarding the draft Memorandum of Understanding with the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on cost-sharing arrangements for the post of the Deputy Special Representative of
the Secretary-General (Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator/Resident Representative) (DSRSG (RC/HC/RR)) |
484 |
| |
|
(k) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Secretary, Commission on Human
Rights, regarding the implications of Article 12 of the United
Nations Charter and the Human Rights Council |
487 |
| |
|
(l) |
Note to the Director, Accounts Division of the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, regarding the performance bond provisions in United Nations contracts |
489 |
| |
|
(m) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Executive Secretary, International
Civil Service Commission (ICSC), regarding conditions for candidate organizations to join ICSC |
490 |
| |
|
(n) |
Note to the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination
and Strategic Planning, Executive Offi ce of the Secretary-General, regarding the name of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) |
491 |
| |
3. |
Other issues relating to United Nations peace operations |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Note to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs regarding
guidance on activities of the Special Envoy in [Rebel Group] —
affected areas |
493 |
| |
|
(b) |
Interoffice memorandum relating to the United Nations position
on peace and justice in post-conflict societies |
498 |
| |
|
(c) |
Note to the Secretary-General relating to the meetings with the
Mission of [Country] on arrests, detention and expulsion of United
Nations officials |
500 |
| |
|
(d) |
Note to the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
regarding [the United Nations Mission] staff members declared
persona non grata |
503 |
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4 |
Liability and responsibility of international organizations |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Note to the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts
regarding the liability for damages and repairs to the Economic
and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) facilities in
Beirut, Lebanon |
507 |
| |
|
(b) |
Observations of the United Nations as a third party in the cases in
front of the European Court of Human Rights: Application Nos.
71412/01: Behrami and Behrami v. France and 78166/01: Saramati v. France, Norway and Germany |
510 |
| |
5. |
Treaty law
Note to the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations regarding
the Common Aviation Area Agreement (ECAA) in respect of Kosovo |
516 |
| |
6. |
International humanitarian law
Note on the protection of peacekeeping personnel under international
humanitarian law |
518 |
| |
7. |
Human rights and refugee law
Note to the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Aff airs on the
granting of protection to third parties on United Nations premises |
521 |
| |
8. |
Personnel questions |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to a Human Resources Officer, Personnel Management and Support Service of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, regarding the release of personal effects of a [staff member] |
523 |
| |
|
(b) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director, Office of Legal and Procurement Support of the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), regarding the discretionary authority of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) to determine periods of contributory service for purposes of participation in the UNJSPF |
523 |
| |
|
(c) |
Letter to the Interim Director of the United Nations System Staff
College (Turin, Italy) regarding the calculation of end of service
payment (Liquidazione) |
527 |
| |
|
(d) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Secretary, Advisory Board on
Compensation Claims, regarding recreational activities sponsored
by the United Nations Staff Union |
529 |
| |
|
(e) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Officer-in-Charge, Policy Support
Unit of the Office of Human Resources Management regarding the
decision on payment of death benefit to staff member’s husband
who is in prison as the prime suspect in her murder |
531 |
| |
|
(f) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Assistant Secretary-General for
Human Resources Management regarding the travel of staff members with [Country] nationality |
532 |
| |
|
(g) |
Note to the Treasurer regarding the adherence to United Nations
policy for salary payments—status of [Association Name] |
534 |
| |
|
(h) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Senior Adviser, Office of the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
regarding the disclosure of employment records of a UNICEF staff
member. |
535 |
| |
|
(i) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Senior Advisor, Office of the executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), regarding the release of records relating to the earnings of a UNICEF staff member |
537 |
| |
9. |
Miscellaneous |
|
| |
|
|
Note to the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
regarding the request from [Country] for the amnesty of [Name] |
539 |
| B. |
Legal opinions of the secretariats of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
|
| |
1. |
International Labour Organization |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Legal Adviser’s opinion on the relationship between Parts A and B
of the Code |
540 |
| |
|
(b) |
Provisional record 20, Fourth item on the Agenda: Committee on
Occupational Safety and Health |
541 |
| |
2. |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Legal opinion re: Privileges and immunities of non-[State’s] staff
members of the rank of P-5 and above who are (permanent) residents of [State] |
542 |
| |
|
(b) |
Interoffice memorandum re: Legal basis of UNIDO’s exemption
from value-added tax in [State] |
543 |
| |
|
(c) |
Internal e-mail message re: Query regarding dispute settlement by
[Name] |
544 |
| |
|
(d) |
Information circular: Privileges and immunities and traffic violations |
546 |
